I've been back for over a week now. It's not weird to be back even though this is the symbolic end of my escapades around the world. I visited 14 countries and over 35 cities since I left my Google gig back in May 08. I wasn't traveling the whole time by any means, it was more like 6 months of traveling. The rest of the time I spent in San Francisco and other parts of California. Europe was so expensive, I keep telling people I should've visited Europe before SE Asia and India some common commodities are 15-30 times more expensive in Paris and London than on the western beaches of Southern India. But that gripe is mostly a joke, I'm glad the timeline worked itself out the way it did.
The last 3 weeks of my trip were awesome. I stayed with local friends for about a week each in southern france, sw germany (rhineland pfalz) and berlin and it was a much richer experience because of the local contacts.
In the picture above I'm free as a bird, having enjoyed a wine tasting in Sankt Martin and overlooking the town of Diedesfeld. The vantage is next to Hambacher Schloss, famous for being the site of the Hambacher Fest held in 1832, which symbolizes the rise of German democracy. Alleged by locals as the site where the black/red/gold of the german flag was popularized.
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wilkommen back home bud.
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